A Guys Trip

A Guys Trip. Fairways, Firepits, No Email.

Two courses, a creek full of bass, and a bourbon list.

There's a version of a guys trip that involves a bachelor party in Nashville, a Vegas weekend, or a fishing cabin three hours from anything with cell service. They all have their moments. None of them are particularly easy to pull off when half the group is in their 40s with kids, mortgages, and one weekend available per quarter.

A Guys Trip at Callaway Resort & Gardens is the easier kind. Two golf courses. Guided fishing on Mountain Creek. A spa with a sauna for the post-round muscles nobody wants to admit are sore. Bourbon, craft beer, firepits, live music. Sixty miles from Atlanta. No airport. No middle seat.

Summer is calling. Specifically, it's calling from the first tee.

Who This Trip Is For

Annual golf weekends with the same four guys you've been playing with for ten years. Bachelor parties looking for a different kind of long weekend. Dad weekends. Buddy trips for college reunions, work-friend weekends, the "we need to get out of town" trips.

If your group's idea of a good weekend includes a tee time, a fishing rod, and zero work emails, this is your guide.

What Makes Callaway Different for Guys Trips

Three reasons Callaway Resort & Gardens beats the generic golf-resort weekend.

Two Distinct Golf Courses 

Most golf resorts have one course you play twice. Callaway Resort & Gardens has two. The Lake View Course threads along Robin Lake and is the scenic one. The Mountain View Course is the more challenging one with elevation changes and tighter fairways. Two days, two courses, no repetition. Settle the side bets twice.

It's Not Just Golf

Mountain Creek runs through the property and is full of bass and bream. Guided fishing tours can be booked through Callaway Outdoors. Bring rods or rent on property.

The Post-Round Setup

Champion's Grille has craft beer and golfer's grub right at the courses. Cason's Taproom down the road has bourbon, bourbon tastings, and live music every weekend. The Spa at Callaway offers a sauna session for the post-round muscles. The Lodge firepits run every night.

Two Courses, Two Moods

Lake View Course. The Scenic One.

The Lake View Course is the gentler of the two. More forgiving, with stretches that run along Robin Lake. Play it day one when the group is fresh and you want a good time, not a beating. This is the round where the round itself is the point. Talk happens. Beers are consumed. Nobody loses three balls in a row. The lake is on your right for the back nine, which is a view that makes a bogey hurt less.

Mountain View Course. The Challenging One.

The Mountain View Course is the test. Longer, more elevation, tighter fairways, more strategic. Play it day two when everyone's warmed up and ready to actually compete. Bring extra balls. Order more beer at the turn. Settle the side bets that mattered. This is the round you'll re-tell at the dinner.

Beyond Golf

Fishing

Guided fishing tours on Mountain Creek through Callaway Outdoors. Bass, bream, and more. The morning fishing trip is the play. Out at sunrise, back for lunch at Champion's Grille.

Bourbon

Cason's Taproom does bourbon tastings. The bar list is deep. Small-batch and locally-relevant pours. Pair with the dinner menu and a patio firepit.

Spa Sauna

Not the spa massage, the sauna. Twenty minutes after a 36-hole day saves the back, the legs, and the next morning. The Summer Spa Special discounts Monday treatments by 20 percent through August 27 if anyone wants to add a sports massage without admitting they wanted one.

Firepit Nights

The Lodge firepits, the Cason's Taproom patio, and the cottage porch are all viable. Bring cigars. Bring stories. The good night is the one nobody wants to end.

A Sample Three-Day Flow

One version of a great guys weekend. Built around the real two-course rhythm and a sunrise fishing tour on Day Two.

Day One. Arrival, Tee Time, Toast.

Morning to Afternoon

• 10 a.m.  Drive in from Atlanta. You're in by lunch.
• 12 p.m.  Lunch at Champion's Grille. Craft beer, burgers, casual, right at the courses.
• 1 p.m.  Afternoon tee time at the Lake View Course. Eighteen holes, easy pace. Beer at the turn. Back by 5 p.m.

Evening

• 6:30 p.m.  Dinner at Cason's Taproom. Bourbon flight, patio firepit, live music if it's a weekend.
• 9:30 p.m.  Stay until you're tired or until the bar closes, whichever happens first. The early-tee guys go to sleep. The late-night guys close the patio.

Day Two. The Big Day.

Morning

• 6 a.m.  Coffee at Azalea Market.
• 6:30 a.m.  Sunrise fishing tour on Mountain Creek through Callaway Outdoors. Back by 10 a.m.
• 10:30 a.m.  Late breakfast at Country Kitchen. Pine Mountain views, Southern fare, big plates.

Afternoon

• 12 p.m.  Tee off at Mountain View. Eighteen at the harder course. Settle the side bets. Bring extra balls.
• 4 p.m.  Lunch at Champion's Grille right at the course. Craft beer, burgers, casual.
• 5 p.m.  Spa sauna session. Twenty minutes. The legs will thank you tomorrow.

Evening

• 7 p.m.  Dinner at Piedmont Dining Room. Worth dressing up once. Order the bottle. Order the steak.
• 9 p.m.  Firepit at the Lodge or back at the cottage. Bourbon, cigars, the long sit.

Day Three. One More Round or One More Sleep.

Morning

• 7 a.m.  Group splits. Half wants one more round at Lake View. The other half wants to sleep in. Both are fine.
• 8 a.m.  Tee time at Lake View for the round crowd.
• 10 a.m.  Late breakfast at Country Kitchen for the sleeping crowd.

Afternoon

• 11 a.m.  Check-out. The fun continues.
• 11:00 a.m.  The Birds of Prey program is more entertaining than anyone in the group will admit.
• 1 p.m.  Lunch at Champion's Grille. 
• 2 p.m.  Hit the road. The group chat will still be planning the next one before anyone gets home.

Where to Stay

• Cottages work well for guys trips. Private bedrooms, kitchen for late-night snacks, porch for cigars, no neighbors knocking on the wall.
• The Lodge & Spa is a viable option for smaller groups of four or under. Proximity to Cason's, the spa, and the courses without driving.
• Villas work for bigger groups who want one shared space with private rooms.

Where to Eat

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• Champion's Grille for the golfer's grill. Craft beer, casual, right at the courses.
• Cason's Taproom for bourbon list, beer, live music weekends, patio with firepits.
• Country Kitchen for Southern breakfast. Pine Mountain views, big plates.
• Piedmont Dining Room for dressy-casual, the splurge dinner. Worth one night.
• Azalea Market for coffee, pastry, Starbucks for the early tee time.

The Package to Book

• The two golf packages, the Callaway Club or Unlimited Golf Package at Callaway Resort & Gardens are the right starting point. Daily-round-with-cart packages plus multi-day options. 
• Pair with the Summer to Remember package for the F&B credit. $150 covers a good chunk of the bourbon and steak bill, plus you get Explorer Passes that someone in the group will use for the fishing day.
• For 2026, ask about the All American 250th Anniversary Celebration Package. This exclusive package includes a $250 resort credit that can be applied for dining or the spa, however your group chooses. 

Summer Events to Plan Around

• Time a trip around live music every Friday and Saturday at Cason's Taproom and the bourbon tastings on the calendar there.
• Wild Air: A Live Action Spectacular runs May 29 to July 28 if anyone's interested between rounds (Wed–Thu 3 & 5 p.m., Fri 4 & 6 p.m., Sat 2 / 4 / 6 p.m., Sun 1 / 3 / 5 p.m.; no shows Mon, Tue, or June 28 to July 4).
• The nightly Sunset Dance Party at Robin Lake Beach next to the Lake View Bar (Wed–Thu and Sun 6:30 p.m., Fri–Sat 7:30 p.m.; no dance party Mon or Tue) is a low-pressure way to round out an evening.
• Holiday weekends are prime for guys trips: 4th of July Weekend with three nights of fireworks over Robin Lake, and the new Labor Day Yacht Rock Weekend, often the last great golf weekend of the season.

Tips & Tricks from Our Team

Real answers to the questions every group asks before booking the annual golf weekend.

Booking the Round

• Tee times in summer should be booked a few weeks out. Especially for Saturday and Sunday mornings.
• Two days of golf plus one day of fishing is the optimal mix for a three-day trip.

Gear and Pro Shop

• Bring or rent clubs, balls, fishing rods, a rain layer for an afternoon round.
• The Pro Shop sells gear if you forgot something.

Getting Around

• The Callaway Cruiser golf cart rental is the move for getting between courses and accommodations without driving.
• Cottages typically have a porch grill. Great for a steak-and-bourbon night in instead of a third restaurant night out.

Planning a Different Kind of Trip? 

Ready to Book?

Callaway is Calling. So is your tee time. Pick up at 1-800-CALLAWAY or book your golf package directly. Mention you're booking a group. The team can stack tee times, fishing tours, and dinner reservations into one clean itinerary so nobody has to coordinate.